Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule
Hi John and Jim, Thanks for the clarifications. Every piece of hematite that I've had has been attracted to a magnet, but as you said, it probably had other iron with it. And what I meant by hematite is a metal was that it is a metal as far as most people are concerned. It is 70% iron and looks and feels like metal, so most people will call it a metal even thought that is not the chemical term (metal oxide). Regards, Bob -Original Message- From: John Hendry [mailto:p...@pict.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:09 PM To: Bob Loeffler; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule Hematite/Haematite is not a metal. It's a metal oxide as you go on to say. Any free iron included within a hematite mass would be native iron and not hematite. Regards, John On 14/06/2011 13:48, Bob Loeffler b...@peaktopeak.com wrote: Hi Greg, Hematite IS a metal, so that's what I would expect to see in a hematite nodule. Some will be completely oxidized (rusted) so that there is no more visible metal left in them, but others will still have some metal in them. Hematite is Iron and Oxygen (Fe2O3), so that's why it's attracted to a magnet. Bob L -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Thunder Stone Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:25 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule List: Has anyone cut a hematite nodule and found what looks like metal. Looks the same as the metal in meteorites. Could it be Specular Hematite? It is very magnetic (magnet attraction) Much Thanks, Greg S __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3703 - Release Date: 06/14/11 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3703 - Release Date: 06/14/11 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule
Hi Bob! Hematite usually has a non-metallic reddish appearance. Doesn't look like metal at all to me! Sunburn, and weathering can change it's look over time. Maybe there are geographic differences??? However, Hematite also occurs that appears metallic/silver often called Specularite. Both streak red. Kind regards! Jim On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Bob Loeffler b...@peaktopeak.com wrote: Hi John and Jim, Thanks for the clarifications. Every piece of hematite that I've had has been attracted to a magnet, but as you said, it probably had other iron with it. And what I meant by hematite is a metal was that it is a metal as far as most people are concerned. It is 70% iron and looks and feels like metal, so most people will call it a metal even thought that is not the chemical term (metal oxide). Regards, Bob -Original Message- From: John Hendry [mailto:p...@pict.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:09 PM To: Bob Loeffler; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule Hematite/Haematite is not a metal. It's a metal oxide as you go on to say. Any free iron included within a hematite mass would be native iron and not hematite. Regards, John On 14/06/2011 13:48, Bob Loeffler b...@peaktopeak.com wrote: Hi Greg, Hematite IS a metal, so that's what I would expect to see in a hematite nodule. Some will be completely oxidized (rusted) so that there is no more visible metal left in them, but others will still have some metal in them. Hematite is Iron and Oxygen (Fe2O3), so that's why it's attracted to a magnet. Bob L -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Thunder Stone Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:25 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule List: Has anyone cut a hematite nodule and found what looks like metal. Looks the same as the metal in meteorites. Could it be Specular Hematite? It is very magnetic (magnet attraction) Much Thanks, Greg S __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3703 - Release Date: 06/14/11 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3703 - Release Date: 06/14/11 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule
List: Has anyone cut a hematite nodule and found what looks like metal. Looks the same as the metal in meteorites. Could it be Specular Hematite? It is very magnetic (magnet attraction) Much Thanks, Greg S __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule
Hi Greg, Hematite IS a metal, so that's what I would expect to see in a hematite nodule. Some will be completely oxidized (rusted) so that there is no more visible metal left in them, but others will still have some metal in them. Hematite is Iron and Oxygen (Fe2O3), so that's why it's attracted to a magnet. Bob L -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Thunder Stone Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:25 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule List: Has anyone cut a hematite nodule and found what looks like metal. Looks the same as the metal in meteorites. Could it be Specular Hematite? It is very magnetic (magnet attraction) Much Thanks, Greg S __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3703 - Release Date: 06/14/11 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule
Hematite is often considered non-magnetic simply because its magnetism can be imperceptible. If it is highly magnetic, something other than the hematite is causing it. Hematite is known to mix with darn near anything! Jim Wooddell Read more: Is hematite naturally magnetic? | Answerbag http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2105966#ixzz1PHKl9pmq On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Thunder Stone stanleygr...@hotmail.com wrote: List: Has anyone cut a hematite nodule and found what looks like metal. Looks the same as the metal in meteorites. Could it be Specular Hematite? It is very magnetic (magnet attraction) Much Thanks, Greg S __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule
Hematite/Haematite is not a metal. It's a metal oxide as you go on to say. Any free iron included within a hematite mass would be native iron and not hematite. Regards, John On 14/06/2011 13:48, Bob Loeffler b...@peaktopeak.com wrote: Hi Greg, Hematite IS a metal, so that's what I would expect to see in a hematite nodule. Some will be completely oxidized (rusted) so that there is no more visible metal left in them, but others will still have some metal in them. Hematite is Iron and Oxygen (Fe2O3), so that's why it's attracted to a magnet. Bob L -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Thunder Stone Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:25 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule List: Has anyone cut a hematite nodule and found what looks like metal. Looks the same as the metal in meteorites. Could it be Specular Hematite? It is very magnetic (magnet attraction) Much Thanks, Greg S __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3703 - Release Date: 06/14/11 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
